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Nirvana In A
Nutshell
Author: Scott Shaw
Binding: Paperback
192 pages (August 1, 2002)
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN: 1590030176
Price: RM62.90
Synopsis
Nirvana is.
You are.
Be enlightenment.
Nirvana is not to
be found in the fulfillment of endless desires, the analysis of profound
thoughts, or even hours, days, or years of meditative contemplation. In fact, it
is the very act of seeking to obtain happiness, peace, and enlightenment that
keeps them out of reach.
Nirvana in a Nutshell offers over 150 Zen meditations to help you discover what
you might be doing (or not doing) in your life to sabotage your goal of reaching
inner peace, your own personal paradise. Let go of the quest and become that
which you truly seek and you will find your own Nirvana.
Nirvana is the state of grace where there is no longer any physical suffering,
mental anguish, or unanswered questions. Many assume that the only way to
achieve that magical state is if they walk away from the world and enter "the
spiritual path." But conflict is a part of life — any kind of life. If you allow
your peace to be taken away from you by external occurrences or internal
disharmony then you will never know contentment. Peace is an inner triumph.
Nirvana is not known, because it has been propagated as the ultimate obtainment.
It has been made a desire. But, as Siddhartha Guatama stated, "The cause of
suffering is desire." Scott Shaw contends that people are looking for
contentment in all the wrong places.
About the
Author
Scott Shaw is an accomplished martial artist and practicing Buddhist. He is
the author of several books including About Peace, Zen O’clock, and Tao of Self
Defense. He lives in Redondo Beach, California.
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